Example sentences of "[vb past] she [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She found she was bursting for a pee , but was determined not to repeat Estelle 's performance . |
| 2 | Declaring that she believed she was speaking for everyone , she expressed gratitude for the splendour of the hospitality provided by La Belle France , thanked the president personally , and added a few more words of the sort which well-brought-up people employ on such occasions . |
| 3 | He believed she was to blame for the tide of scandal enveloping the Royal Family . |
| 4 | He bet she was looking for the fox . |
| 5 | A SHOPWORKER who claimed she was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays won a claim for unfair dismissal at a Hull industrial tribunal yesterday . |
| 6 | Lady Eleanor replied she was going for a walk behind the church . ’ |
| 7 | The Scottish star had only agreed to run if selected for the 1,500m but a communication breakdown meant she was chosen for 3,000m instead . |
| 8 | She felt she was speaking for millions of would-be mothers in rejecting a child because it was mentally handicapped ; regrettably , she was . |
| 9 | Singled out from the dogs ' home Sorrel knew she was destined for a special life . |
| 10 | ‘ She knew she was destined for greatness . |
| 11 | She knew she was overdressed for the occasion but had n't realised it would make her look both predatory and incom-petently so , since one of the main adult sports at Chris 's school was trying to get that nice Major Maxim remarried . |
| 12 | Rain thought she was trying for a dramatic effect , but she was a poor actress and the result was that she looked petulant . |
| 13 | She might find another clue , even if it was n't the bloodstained dagger Bridget thought she was hoping for . |
| 14 | If he thought she was falling for that … |
| 15 | She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away . |
| 16 | She concentrated on the one with the trousers and said she was looking for George . |
| 17 | Get some movement out there we had a young , a young lady who er she name and she 's up front in the cabinet you know every opportunity she had she was looking for round the room , but not sort of in the round the outside all the time and it 's just that she wanted to be with a group of people all the time . |